What's happening
This bill requires state-funded animal shelters to prepare annual public reports on animal intakes and dispositions.
Why it matters
Increases transparency and accountability for state-funded animal shelters. by requiring detailed, standardized reporting on how many animals they take in and what ultimately happens to them (adoption, return to owner, transfer, death, euthanasia, etc.).
Enables public oversight and informed advocacy. by mandating that these annual reports be made available online (if the shelter has a website) and in print on-site, so anyone interested can review shelter outcomes and trends over time.
Could influence shelter practices and policy. by compelling shelters to publicly disclose reasons for euthanasia and other outcomes, potentially encouraging higher adoption rates, better care, or improved coordination with other welfare organizations.
Helps identify regional or systemic issues. such as high intake rates, reasons for animal deaths, or frequent transfers—which could inform state or local efforts to improve animal welfare and resource allocation.
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Require Animal Shelter Reports
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History
- Referred to agriculture
- Referred to agriculture
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4975
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 6, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, LUPINACCI, MALLIOTAKIS, MAYER, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO, SIMON, SKARTADOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requiring certain animal shelters to prepare annual reports on the number of animal intakes and dispositions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new section 374-a to read as follows:
§ 374-a. Animal shelter annual reports. 1. Any animal shelter that receives state funding shall, by January first of each year, prepare an annual report disclosing:
(a) the number of animal intakes, including, but not limited to animals that were:
(i) surrendered by owners;
(ii) brought in by animal control, specified by jurisdiction; and
(iii) strays taken in by someone other than the owner;
(b) the number of animal dispositions, including, but not limited to animals that:
(i) were adopted;
(ii) were released to owners;
(iii) were transferred to other facilities, specified by facility; and
(iv) died, specifying the reason for death, including, but not limited to natural causes or euthanasia, and specifying the reason for such euthanasia.
2. Each animal shelter shall, provided such animal shelter maintains a website, post a notice on its website that such report is available to be viewed by the public and shall maintain each annual report for three years.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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3. Each animal shelter shall maintain at least one printed copy of such annual report to be viewed by the public on site upon request.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however that animal shelters subject to this act shall have completed their first annual report no later than January 1, 2022.
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